David Rives has spent years looking up — and what he’s found has taken him to the far corners of the earth. Whether he’s chasing solar eclipses in the Pacific Northwest, rappelling the cliffs of Qumran in Israel, or digging up dinosaur bones in the field, David approaches every adventure with the eyes of an explorer and the heart of a teacher.
Host of the daily TV program Wonders Without Number, David is also a weekly science columnist, author, and creator of more than 230 short video features. His award-winning documentaries and breathtaking astrophotography have been featured in textbooks and scientific literature around the world. His faith shapes his conviction that the universe — and every person in it — is here by design, not by accident.
David is also the founder of The Wonders Center & Science Museum in Dickson, Tennessee — the largest science museum in the state, just 35 minutes from Nashville. With over 100,000 square feet of exhibits, fossil displays, interactive learning zones, and planetarium shows, it’s a destination built around the idea that science and a sense of wonder belong together.
Think electric cars are a modern invention? David Rives is about to rewrite your timeline. From a battery-powered carriage in 1832 to the four-stroke engine that still powers your commute today, the story of how we get from Point A to Point B is stranger — and older — than you ever imagined.